South Carolina is one step closer to getting cell phones out of prisoners' hands for good

South Carolina is one step closer to getting cell phones out of prisoners' hands for good

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Updated: 8:39 PM EST Feb 6, 2018

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WEBVTT >> CELL PHONES IN THE HANDS OFINMATES IS AN ISSUE DOC DIRECTORBRYAN STIRLING IS CALLING ACHIEF SECURITY THREAT AND HE'SHOPEFUL FOR THAT TO ALL CHANGEBEGINNING TOMORROW WITH ACONVERSATION IN WASHINGTON D.C.>> PHYSICALLY INCARCERATED.BUT VIRTUALLY CONNECTED.PRISONS WERE BUILT TO KEEPPEOPLE IN, NOT KEEP THINGS ONOW WE'RE UNDER ATTACK FROM THEOUTSIDE.>> CELL PHONE CONTRABAND ALLOWSINMATES TO CONTINUE THEIRCRIMINAL WAYS FROM BEHIND BARS.AND NOW DRONES MAKE IT EVENEASIER FOR PRISONERS TO GETTHEIR HANDS ON THE DEVICES.FOLKS JUST FLY THINGS IN.THEY DROP THE PACKAGE AND TAKEOFF, THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TORISK RUNNING UP TO THE FENCE.SOUTH CAROLINA DOC DIRECTORBRIAN STIRLING SAYS THEDEPARTMENT IS INSTALLINGMILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF NETS OVERTHEIR PRISONS, EVEN HIRING LOCALDEPUTIES TO PATROL THE PRISONSFROM THE OUTSIDE.BUT IT COMES AT A COST.>> WE'RE SPENDING ALL THIS MONEYAND DOING ALL THESE RESOURCESTHAT COULD GO TO THE SALARY OFOUR CORRECTIONS OFFICERS, COULDGO TO REHAB OF INCARCERATED,UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS TO GO TOTHESE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TOKEEP OUR PRISONS SAFE.>> THE PROBLEM IS GROWING.WYFF NEWS 4 INVESTIGATES FOUNDCELL PHONES ACCOUNT FOR ONETHIRD OF THE CONTRABAND SOUTHCAROLINA PRISON OFFICIALS SEIZEDIN 2017.IT'S JUST A DANGER.IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BESTOPPED AND THERE'S SIMPLETECHNOLOGY OUT THERE THAT CANSTOP ITHAT TECHNOLOGY, CELL PHONEMICRO-JAMMING.WHICH ESSENTIALLY PREVENTSWIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITHIN APARTICULAR AREA.AND DIRECTOR STIRLING TELLS MEHE FEELS OPTIMISTIC HEADING INTOTOMORROWS MEETING WITH THE FCCBUT HE SAYS IF THE OUTCOME ISNOT WHAT HE WAS HOPING FOR HESAYS HE'LL GO DIRECTLY TO USCONGRESS AND LOOK TO THEM TOCHANGE THE LAW ON CELL PHONEMICRO JAMMING.IN COLUMBIA, MH WYFF NEWS 4.

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South Carolina is one step closer to getting cell phones out of prisoners' hands for good